Adams Elementary

Community Council Minutes
March 13, 2025 @ 3:00 PM
Faculty Room

Minutes

• Motion to begin
  • Motion: Marisa
  • Second: Maddi
  • Marisa presented her slideshow from the Board Meeting presentation about Adams
  • Adams is all about connections with staff, students, and the community.  She discussed various ways that Adams makes those connections
• Marisa discussed the School LandTrust Goal for 2025-26.
  • Goal: By the end of the 2025-26 school year, at least 70% of Adams Elementary students will score above benchmark (Blue) on the Acadience Reading composite assessment
  • Rationale: Over the past seven years, an average of 68% of Adams Elementary students have scored above benchmark (Blue). To push for continuous growth, we are increasing our goal by 2%
  • Action Plan
    • Data Review & Student Goal Monitoring
    • Data meetings & Teacher collaboration
    • Technology Integration for Targeted Skill Development
    • Professional Learning Through Peer Observation
    • Targeted Small-Group Interventions
    • Attendance Initiative to Support Reading Proficiency
    • Leadership Team Summer Planning
    • Summary of Estimated School Land Trust Expenditure from All Goals:
      • Technology: $10,000
      • Personnel: $52,285
      • Incentive: $1,000
      • Total Estimated Available Funds for the Plan Year: $62,285
• Discussed the importance of student attendance and ways to help get students to school consistently.
• Reviewed upcoming important dates:
  • March 17th - PTA Green Ribbon week, started today
    • Safe Routes Assembly today
  • March 25th - Spirit Day at Chick-Fil-A
  • March 27 - Reading Incentive Party - Bowling at Logan Lanes
  • March 31 - April 4 — Spring Break
  • April 17 - Donuts with Grownups (7:30-8:00 am)
  • Spelling Bee Finals:
    • Tuesday, April 29th (5th, 3rd, 2nd)
    • Thursday, May 1st (4th, 1st)
  • May 23 - Awards Assembly
  • May 28 - Spring Fling
  • May 29 - Kickball: Teachers vs 5th Grade
• Motioned to adjourn the meeting:
  • Motion:Allison
  • Second: Marisa